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Noun: swathing  swey-dhing
  1. Bandages or wrappings used to cover something (especially a wound or baby)
    "The nurse applied fresh swathing to the patient's injury"
Verb: swathe  swaadh or swodh [N. Amer], sweydh [Brit]
  1. Wrap in swaddling clothes
    "The nurse swathed the newborn in a soft blanket";
    - swaddle, enswathe

Derived forms: swathings

Type of: bind, covering

Encyclopedia: Swathing

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